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Sales Mixes: Analyzing Food Costs and Pricing

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The data to analyze with food is the following: food sales, food costs, sales mixture, food inventory, cost of goods sold, menu pricing, invoice reviews for accuracy of pricing, stock on hand, beginning and end of day protein counts, and daily sold items. Purchasing of Foods. Use QR codes for the menu.

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How To Stay Open When The Power Is Out 

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When the lights go out, equipment stops running, chefs can’t cook and customers can’t dine. Between the product waste from refrigerated food expiring in two to four hours and the inability to keep generating income from a kitchen shutdown, power outages have the potential of putting unprepared restaurants out of business.

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Case Study: How a Food Truck Can Open Doors to Restaurant Ownership

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Kyle Gorlie opened his Vet Chef food truck in 2016. But Gorlie’s plans don’t stop with the food truck. In fact, a restaurant was his initial plan after graduating from culinary school until he started planning and realized a food truck was a better choice. Why Is a Food Truck a Smart First Step?

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Under One Roof: Creating Distinct Identities for Three Concepts

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It also helps that we manage all our food inventory together– all our food products are stored in the same walk-in. Managing one restaurant is challenging enough, but can you imagine hosting three concepts within a 110-year old historic building? But at the end of the day, we only have to send one email to each vendor.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

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Table stakes today requires a POS system that fully integrates and automates: Inventory management – recipe management and COGS insights. It also means upscale restaurants will dwindle, and that mostly famed chef concepts will be able to occupy this space. Chef Ellie Golemb of Ghost Vegan.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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Furthermore, digital tools for inventory and labor management became crucial for navigating supply chain disruptions and staffing challenges. The operational challenges brought on by the pandemic, such as limited staffing and food inventory planning due to supply chain issues, made it clear that reliable reservations are essential.

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Restaurant Inventory Management System

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Inventory management is at the heart of running a successful restaurant business. With food ingredients costing a dime and requiring frequent replenishment, a restaurant inventory management system is necessary. Inventory taking is easily conducted automatically by the system, ensuring accuracy in every step.